Purdue guard Rapheal Davis, center, celebrates during the second half of their Big Ten Conference NCAA basketball game against Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa won, 83-76.

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Nathan Baird
nbaird@jconline.com

Only 48 days ago, Purdue went on the road and upset a Big Ten Conference opponent.

That win against Illinois seemed to mean a lot in mid-January, when Purdue desperately needed road victories and the Illini were off to a solid start. But the Boilermakers were not able to replicate that success in any of the six road games that followed.

To break a four-game losing streak, Purdue will need to go on the road and beat the hottest team in the Big Ten. No. 9 Wisconsin has won seven straight and is pushing for a high NCAA tournament seed. ...